Homers by Johnny Bench, Joe Morgan and George Foster helped the Reds snap their five-game losing streak with a 9-5 victory over the Padres. Morgan connected with a man on base in the third inning to pace the Reds to a 5-0 lead, but the Padres battled back and put over the tying tally in the fifth on singles by Dave Winfield and Gene Tenace around a stolen base. Bench broke the deadlock with his circuit clout in the sixth. Foster wrapped up the Reds' decision with a two-run homer in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 9, San Diego Padres 5
Game Played on Friday, April     15, 1977 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Reds         1  1  3    0  0  1    1  0  2  -   9 13  1
Padres       0  0  2    2  1  0    0  0  0  -   5  9  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               3   2   1   0     2   0   .276      Turner lf             4   1   1   0     1   0   .231
  Flynn 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Champion 2b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .161
Griffey rf            5   1   1   1     0   2   .324        Roberts ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Morgan 2b             4   2   3   2     1   0   .269      Winfield rf           4   1   2   1     0   1   .303
Foster lf             4   1   1   3     0   0   .259      Hendrick cf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .367
Bench c               5   2   2   1     0   0   .167      Tenace c              4   0   1   1     0   1   .290
Concepcion ss         5   1   2   1     0   1   .345      Ivie 1b               3   1   1   0     0   0   .313
Driessen 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .129        Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Geronimo cf           3   0   1   1     0   0   .250        Rettenmund ph       1   0   1   0     0   0   .667
Norman p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hernandez ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Alcala p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Rader 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .292
  Summers ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Almon ss              3   2   2   1     0   1   .207
  Borbon p            1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000        Valentine ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Eastwick p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Metzger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Strom p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Freisleben p        1   0   0   1     0   0   .000
                                                            Richards 1b         2   0   0   0     0   1   .167

Totals               37   9  13   9     3   3             Totals               35   5   9   4     2   7

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance: 28,330
Left on Base: Reds 6, Padres 6
DP: Reds 0, Padres 0
Errors: Bench, Winfield
Doubles: Rose (5), Driessen (1), Bench (1), Ivie (3)
Triples: Almon (1)
Home Runs: Morgan (2), Bench (1), Foster (1)
Stolen Bases: Concepcion (4), Winfield (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Freisleben (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Foster (3), Geronimo (1)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norman                  2.1   2   2   2   1   2   0  10   5.40
Alcala W(1-1)           2.2   5   3   3   1   2   0  14  11.81
Borbon                  2.1   2   0   0   0   1   0   9   2.00
Eastwick SV(2)          1.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   5   3.12
Totals                  9     9   5   5   2   7   0  38

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Strom                   2     5   5   4   1   1   1  12  10.57
Freisleben L(0-2)       3.1   3   1   1   1   1   1  14   4.97
Fingers                 2.2   3   1   1   1   1   0  11   1.35
Metzger                 1     2   2   2   0   0   1   5   4.50
Totals                  9    13   9   8   3   3   3  42

Wild Pitches: Alcala (2)
Balks: Strom (1)

Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Satch Davidson


REDS 1ST: Rose walked; Griffey was called out on strikes; Morgan
singled to right [Rose to third (error by Winfield), Morgan to
second]; Foster hit a sacrifice fly to right [Rose scored
(unearned), Morgan to third]; Bench grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Turner walked; Champion struck out; Winfield struck
out; Hendrick forced Turner (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Padres 0.

REDS 2ND: Concepcion singled; Concepcion stole second; Driessen
grounded out (first unassisted) [Concepcion to third]; Geronimo
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Concepcion scored]; Norman popped
to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Tenace flied out to left; Ivie grounded out (pitcher
to first); Rader popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Padres 0.

REDS 3RD: Rose doubled to center; Griffey singled to right [Rose
scored]; Strom balked [Griffey to second]; Morgan homered
[Griffey scored]; FREISLEBEN REPLACED STROM (PITCHING); Foster
flied out to center; Bench grounded out (third to first);
Concepcion struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Almon singled to left; Freisleben flied to right in
foul territory; Turner singled to right [Almon to third]; ALCALA
REPLACED NORMAN (PITCHING); Alcala threw a wild pitch [Almon
scored, Turner to second]; Champion walked; Winfield singled to
center [Turner scored, Champion to second]; Hendrick struck out;
Tenace struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 5, Padres 2.

REDS 4TH: Driessen flied out to left; Geronimo flied out to
right; Alcala grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 5, Padres 2.

PADRES 4TH: Ivie doubled to right; Rader grounded out (shortstop
to first); Almon tripled to right [Ivie scored]; Freisleben out
on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Almon scored]; Turner
lined to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Padres 4.

REDS 5TH: Rose grounded out (pitcher to first); Griffey flied
out to left; Morgan walked; Foster forced Morgan (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Padres 4.

PADRES 5TH: Champion popped to second; Winfield singled to
right; Winfield stole second [Winfield to third (error by
Bench)]; Hendrick flied out to right; Tenace singled to left
[Winfield scored]; Ivie flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 5, Padres 5.

REDS 6TH: Bench homered; Concepcion grounded out (pitcher to
shortstop to first); Driessen doubled; Geronimo singled to right
[Driessen to third]; SUMMERS BATTED FOR ALCALA; FINGERS REPLACED
IVIE (PITCHING); RICHARDS REPLACED FREISLEBEN (PLAYING 1B);
Summers popped to third; Rose walked [Geronimo to second];
Griffey struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 6, Padres 5.

PADRES 6TH: BORBON REPLACED SUMMERS (PITCHING); Rader grounded
out (shortstop to first); Almon struck out; Richards grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 6, Padres 5.

REDS 7TH: Morgan grounded out (first unassisted); Foster flied
out to center; Bench doubled to left; Concepcion singled to
center [Bench scored, Concepcion out at third (center to
third)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 7, Padres 5.

PADRES 7TH: Turner flied out to center; Champion lined to first;
Winfield grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 7, Padres 5.

REDS 8TH: Driessen grounded out (shortstop to first); Geronimo
flied out to left; Borbon singled to right; Rose grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 7, Padres 5.

PADRES 8TH: FLYNN REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 3B); Hendrick singled
to right; Tenace flied out to left; RETTENMUND BATTED FOR
FINGERS; Rettenmund singled to right [Hendrick to second];
EASTWICK REPLACED BORBON (PITCHING); Rader flied out to center;
VALENTINE BATTED FOR ALMON; Valentine grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 7, Padres 5.

REDS 9TH: METZGER REPLACED VALENTINE (PITCHING); HERNANDEZ
REPLACED RETTENMUND (PLAYING SS); Griffey lined to left; Morgan
singled to right; Foster homered [Morgan scored]; Bench grounded
out (third to first); Concepcion flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 9, Padres 5.

PADRES 9TH: Richards struck out; Turner popped to shortstop;
ROBERTS BATTED FOR CHAMPION; Roberts struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 9, Padres 5.